Many Covers of "Many Rivers"

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Jimmy Cliff must certainly feel good about all of the great artists who have recorded covers of his song "Many Rivers To Cross". I had mentioned this in a previous posting, and I decided to go ahead and list some of these performances and ask each of you to comment on which one is your favorite. Here we go:

UB40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CktlPIlsBdw

John Lennon and Harry Nilson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgzWqfZo8fY

Lenny Kravitz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr1S8HWSWf4

Elvis Costello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0IAkrAmrpU

Joe Cocker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NK93kcCS9Q

Government Mule
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0MCJLNgICM

Cher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcJCCtZRxCk

And, of course, Jimmy Cliff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeCeK85sUg


Personally, I think it is hard to beat the original version. However, the Lenny Kravitz cover is pretty spectacular.